Today's Retail News From Around The Web: November 17, 2014
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Photo: Miranda Sam
Our Article of the Day:
Suit Maker Indochino's New Bricks-and-Mortar Strategy: Interview With its Founder
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Retail reboot: How e-commerce is forcing an industry transformation [Globe & Mail]
-Loblaw Companies Limited vs. Metro Inc: Who Is Winning Canada’s Grocery Battle? [MF]
-Canadians less familiar with Cyber Monday than Black Friday [Toronto Star]
-Target Canada Has No Online Store, And Won't Anytime Soon [Huffington Post]
-Handbag, Luggage & Accessory Stores in Canada Industry Market Research Report from IBISWorld Has Been Updated [Digital Journal]
-Dx3: Digital Intelligence Will Transform Retail [Huffington Post]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-High rents, construction battering Sherbrooke West [CTV: Montreal]
-Upscale food fight on the horizon in Ottawa? [Ottawa Sun]
-City councillor calling for tighter controls on liquor store separation distances [Calgary Herald]
-Shoppers irked by empty shelves at Whitehorse Superstore [CBC]
-Northern Store extends credit for elders awaiting cheques [CBC]
-12-packs at LCBOs won't kill the Beer Store: Ed Clark [Canoe]
Trending Topics:
-Target Finishes Licking Its Wounds [Nasdaq]
-RadioShack lines up new products, ads, policies for critical holiday season [Telegram]
-Why Wal-Mart wants to make your holiday shopping more pleasant [MarketWatch]
-How Sam's Club plans to push back against Costco [Fortune]
-Next phase of growth takes shape at Spanx [Retailing Today]
-Tommy Bahama unveils new retail-restaurant concept store [Fierce Retail]
Interesting Articles:
-What Victoria's Secret workers think when men walk into the store [Yahoo]
-Here’s a Sneak Peek at Lululemon’s New Store For Men [Time]
-Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island ban Thanksgiving Day sales [GN]
-NYC's best new stores 2014 [am New York]
-Why Whole Foods is moving into one of the poorest neighborhoods in Chicago [Washington Post]
AND FINALLY: 1 in four Facebook ads link to counterfeit luxury goods: report [Toronto Star]